Bottle cover and grip.



l. AMATO & A. PARRIS.

BOTTLE covER AND GRIP.

, APPLICATION FILED APR. l0, 1915- Patented Mams, 1916. @9.1-

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UNITED sTATEs PATENT oEEioE.

JOHN AMATO 11N-D ANTHONY PAREIs, OE sYEAoUsE, NEW YORK BOTTLE cOvEE AND GRIP.

Be it known that we, JOHN AMAToland ANTHONY PARRIS, citizens of the United, States, residing at Syracuse, inthe county of Onondaga and State of New York', have invented new and useful Improvementsv in' Bottle Covers and Grips, of -which `the following is a specification.

Our invention is an improved bottle cover and grip for use on bottles, such'for instance as milk bottles, to provide the bottle with a casing which enables the bottle to be readily handled, and also provide the bottle with a cover which eii'ectually closes the same and which may be readily opened when desired.

The invention consists inthe construction, combination and arrangement olf devices hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is an elevation of a bottle provided with a grip casing and with a cover cons tructedv in accordance with our invention. Figs. 2 and 3 are detail sectional views. Fig. 4 is an inverted plan of the cover and stopper.

For purposes of this specification a bottle such as a milk bottle is indicated at 1, provided-with a bead 2 around the mouth. In

accordance with our invention we provided a casing to inclose the bottle and enable the bottle to be readily handled. The casing ycomprises spring ribs 3 arranged a suitable distance apart'l and a spring rib f1 which is longer than the ribs 3 and has an upwardly extending arm 5. The ribs are connected together by cross bands 6 which extend around the casing. Each rib has an inturned lower portion 6a, an inturned or offset intermediate portion 7 and an inturned upper end 8. These inturned or offset portions of the ribs bearing directly against the bottle, the inturned lower portion .6 bearing near the bottom of the bottle and the inturned upper end 8 bearing around the neck of the bottle so that the casing serves to grip the bottle and hold the same firmly in the casing. The bottle is A placed in the casing by moving the casing Speciycation of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 28, 1916.

.Application med-april 1o, 1915. serial No. 20,481.

wardly on thebottleV and serving when the 'casing is in place to grip the bottle and hold it rmlyin the casing, as will be understood. The rib lis provided at suitable points with outwardly extending pairs of lugs 8a between which the upper and lower ends of a handle 9 are secured by means-of screws 10 or other suitable devices'. The extended upper arm 5101: said rib 4 is also provided with a pair of outwardly extended spaced lugs 11. The cover 12 is formed with an opening which registers with the mouth of the bottle and on one side of the cover is a pouring spout 1-5 which. is stamped integrally therewith. Opposite the pouring spout is an arm 16 which is formed with a pair of spaced lugs on its end which are arranged on the inner sides of the lugs 11 and are indicated at 17. The cover is also provided on opposite sides with -a pair ofl inwardly and down- Lwardly extending spring clip lugs 14 to engage under the bead 2 of the bottle and thereby securely lock the cover when in closed position. v

In connection with a cover we also provide a stopper 13 to itin the opening in the cover and to extend into and close the mouth of the bottle. The stopper is formed with a head 13a the flange 13b of which presses 0n the cover. An arm .16a has a pair of lugs 21 that extend downwardly therefrom and are arranged on the inner sides of the lugsl 17 of the cover. The said arm also has a handle 19 at its outer end. The inner end of the arm 16.a is forked and attached to the head 13a of the stopper 13. A screw v18 passes through alined openings in the lugs 11, 17 and 21 and co-acts therewith to pivotally connect the stopper and the cover to the casing. The stopper may be Opened at any time by pressing on the handle 19. A spring 20 is provided which serves to keep the stopper and hence also the cover normally in closed position as shown in Fig. 3.

Having thus described our invention we 1. A bottle grip comprising spaced spring ribs and bands connecting said ribs, one of said ribs having an upwardly extending arm, and a cover for the bottle pivotally mounted on said arm, said cover being also bead at the mouth of the bottle, and a spring 10 provided with spring clips to bear under the to normally keep the cover closed.

bead at the mouth of the bottle. In testimony whereof We aiix our signa- 2. A bottle grip comprising spaced spring tures in presence of two Witnesses.

ribs and bands connecting said ribs, one of JOHN AMATO.

said ribs having an upwardly extending ANTHONY PARRIS.

arm, and a cover for the bottle lpivotally Witnesses:

mounted on said arm, said cover being also JAMES F URCINITO,

provided With spring clips to bear under the LOUIS SPosA'rE. 

